第二部分：单项填空。(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
21. My English teacher, who is strict ____ us, contributes some articles ____ the newspaper every month.
A. with; to B. with; for C. in; to D. in; for
22. According to the driver’s explanation, it was not his carelessness but the bad road conditions that ______ for the accident.
A. was to blame B. was to be blamed C. were to be blamed D. were to blame
23. What Jim said doesn’t ______, so don’t take his words seriously.
A. make a difference B. make sense C. make a mistake D. make sure
24. Only in that way ______ ready for the challenges and opportunities in life.
A. will we be B. we will be C. will be we D. we shall be
